Coloradan U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch may have dominated national news this week.

But he wasn’t the first topic on the hearts and minds of Colorado Politics readers – at least not according to the data.

Google Analytics says that our readers were more concerned with the Colorado Springs City Council elections – did the quote “Boulder has moved to Colorado Springs” strike a nerve, perhaps? – as well as the ever-popular U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter’s run for govenor and the newly popular state Sen. Owen Hill’s run for U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn’s seat.

Okay, we get it. You guys are big fans of “musical chairs.” You could have just messaged us on Facebook or something. Would have saved us some time spent crunching numbers.

In any case, here are this week’s seven most popular stories – as chosen by you, Colorado Politics readers.

Enjoy.

1) On a snowy election day in Colorado Spring, “sea change” may have come to Council majority

Colorado Springs voters sent a surprise message during a big snowstorm Tuesday, electing a potential majority bloc of City Council members that could push a more liberal agenda, results showed.

A major shift is in the making with the apparent victories of Richard Skorman, Yolanda L. Avila, sole District 2 candidate David Geislinger and re-elected Councilwoman Jill Gaebler, observers agreed.

Read more here.

2) Colorado Spring’s state Sen. Owen Hill to challenge U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in 5th Congressional District

Owen Hill, a young, charismatic state senator from Colorado Springs, will challenge U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in what is sure to be a competitive Republican primary.

Colorado Politics spoke with Hill on Thursday ahead of an intended Monday “soft” campaign launch, in which the two-term state senator said frustration with Lamborn has “reached a real deafening chorus.”

Read more here.

3) Colorado U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter unveils statewide campaign logo; says announcement coming

Unveiling a statewide logo on Thursday that says “Perlmutter for Colorado,” Colorado U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter says he has “an announcement” to make on Sunday.

That announcement, as first reported last month by Colorado Politics, is expected to be a run for governor on the Democratic ticket.

Read more here.

4) Democrat Michael Bennet will not filibuster Neil Gorsuch nomination

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat, says he will not vote to filibuster Trump U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch.

News of Bennet’s decision – a question that has been hanging over the Democrat’s head for weeks – was first reported by Colorado Independent columnist Mike Littwin.

Read more here.

5) George Brauchler poised to run for Colorado governor

Arapahoe County District Attorney George Brauchler appears poised to announce a run for governor as early as Wednesday.

The Republican – who skyrocketed into the political limelight after criticizing Gov. John Hickenlooper for issuing a stay of execution to convicted killer Nathan Dunlap in 2013 – posted an announcement teaser video to his Facebook campaign page on Tuesday.

Read more here.

6) Caldara on a collision course with any Colorado tax hike for transportation

The biggest concern for the multi-billion-dollar transportation bill working its way through the Colorado legislature might not be Republicans or Democrats. It could be Jon Caldara.

When a tax bur gets under his libertarian saddle, nobody rides harder on public policy issues than the president of the Denver-based Independence Institute.

Read more here.

7) U.S. Senate vote to ‘defund’ Planned Parenthood is moot in Colorado

Some perspective is in order – and usually overdue – when hot-button issues are debated in Congress and aired in the press. Planned Parenthood, for example.

And Denverite’s Erica Meltzer offers a timely dose of perspective in the wake of last week’s U.S. Senate vote to let states withhold federal Title X funding from family-planning clinics that perform abortions. The legislation endorsed by the Senate would lift an Obama administration directive that had sought to prevent states from blocking the federal funds to clinics that offer abortions. The principal provider in question, of course, is Planned Parenthood.

Read more here.